John Knight Poems

Mon chat est mort
what more is there to say? ? ?
He came to me a fluffy kitten
smitten was I - from the first day.
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Eighteen - Old enough to know
Young enough to go go go!
Young ladies of eighteen are
Very sophisticated.
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When you write a POEM - always tip in a few flowers - they will restore a fragrance to your words - and sweeten everybody's mind who reads them!

ALYSSUM - Shows us an exquisite beauty
BLUEBELL - Is humble - devotion to duty.
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In Southern England we had our first snow
of the Winter today Friday 18 December.
Only 25cm but everything ground to a halt.
Schools were closed - Parties cancelled
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Because the Uk is a Multicultural Society the Post Office only issues Christian Christmas Stamps every other year. This year (2009) the cards are Christian and a wonderful tribute to the true meaning of Christmas. They depict 'Personalities of the Advent' form stained-glass windows in UK Anglican Curches. These can be seen at:

norvic-philatelic, co, uk/2009/11a-christmas09
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When you were twelve in 1946 you did what all boys do
Fishing in streams and collecting conkers
Riding madly on unsafe bicycles
Bonfire noight - hoping for Fire Engine
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The 8th of March is International Ladies Day. Let us celebrate the Poemhunter International Ladies in all their Beauty as the show us in so many ways their Character and make the World a better and more fragrant place. This is written in BLANK VERSE - 14 lines each line 10 syllables,

Each Lady in her time plays many parts
Such joy begins when a Daughter is born.
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When two people think as one
That is LOVE
When two people share as one
That is LOVE
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A MONCHIELLE is a classical form of Poetry with the following prescriptions. It has five verses - each of five lines. Each line has six syllables and the first line in each verse is the same. Verse three must rhyme with verse five. It is an excellent form for a contemporary comment such as the current 'Snowbound' condition of the UK.

The promised snow has come
Forecasters said it would
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Diamond allotrope of carbon
Hexagonal in crystal form.
Cut and clarity and colour
Gives each stone a unique brilliance
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